Section 5 AAC 29.080 - Management of the winter salmon troll fishery(a) The department shall manage the winter salmon troll fishery so that the harvest of king salmon does not exceed a guideline harvest level of 45,000 non-Alaska hatchery-produced fish, with a guideline harvest range of 43,000 - 47,000 non-Alaska hatchery-produced fish, plus the number or Alaska hatchery king salmon harvested during the winter troll fishery. In this subsection, "non-Alaska hatchery-produced fish" means king salmon not originating from a hatchery in this state.(b) Except in areas closed by emergency order or in the waters specified in 5 AAC 29.150, king salmon may be taken in all waters of Alaska east of the winter boundary line described in 5 AAC 29.020(b), with the following exceptions: (1) in District 1, the waters of Behm Canal in Section 1-D between a line from Nose Point to Snail Point and a line from Cactus Point to Point Eva are closed;(2) in District 8, the waters of the Stikine River inside a line from Babbler Point to Hour Point, along the shore of Wrangell Island to Point Highfield to the southernmost tip of Liesnoi Island to the southernmost tip of Greys Island to the small island near the eastern entrance of Blind Slough, to the nearest point of Mitkof Island, to the prominent point of Mitkof Island nearest Coney Island, to the northernmost tip of Coney Island, to a point 500 yards north of Japanese Creek on the mainland shore are closed;(3) in District 11, king salmon may be taken only (A) in Section 11-A west of a line from Outer Point to Point Louisa and south and east of a line from Salisbury Point to Point Tantallion, from the opening of the winter fishery, specified in 5 AAC 29.070(b), through April 14;(B) in Sections 11-B, 11-C, and 11-D, except that king salmon may be taken in Section 11-B north of the latitude of Graves Point Light only from the opening of the winter fishery, specified in 5 AAC 29.070(b), through March 31;(4) in District 15, king salmon may be taken only in Sections 15-A and 15-C.(c) A CFEC permit holder that participates in the winter salmon troll fishery must offload all fish from the CFEC permit holder's vessel before participating in the spring salmon troll fishery.Eff. 10/1/98, Register 147; am 3/11/2001, Register 157; am 7/26/2003, Register 167; am 5/26/2006, Register 178; am 7/13/2012, Register 203 ; am 9/24/2021, Register 239, October 2021Authority:AS 16.05.060
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